Improvement in feed-cutters



N PETERS. PHOTO UTMOGRAP To all 'whmn it 'may concern OORNELIUS H. GAIN,OF DAYTON, OHIO.

Lette'rs Patent Na. 102,485, dated May 3, 1870.

The Scheule refen'e to' in these Letters Patent and making part'of thesame; I

' construetiou and-operation of the same, reference lbeing; had to theanuexed drawings making a part of this'spceification, and to the lettersand figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1, of the drawings, is afront view of my invention.

Figura 2 is a side view of sarne.

Figurge 3 is a front view, showing shears closed.

My invention relates to straw-cutting machines;

and f It consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devicesintended to sex-ve as eflieient means for the pnrpose named.

A, of the drawings, vrepresents a frame, upon which I arrange theShaw-holding box B, in the manncr shown.

At the front end and over the'straw-holding box, I afix a cap, c, in adiagonal position, having an opening below it of the form shown at D'onfig. 1. Through this diagonal opening the straw is passed to the knives.

E represents the lever 'by whichthe knives are operated. It is pivotedvto a frame-post, and also to the knives, respectively as shown on figs.1 and 3.

H is a knife, pivoted at one end to the level` E, and slotted at itsopposite end. It is 'slotted so las to clasp the bolt v, and xnovethereon back and forth easily.

I is a-knife, also pivoted at one end to level' E, andl slotted at itsoppos'rte end, so as to operate on the bolt 'v in the same manner asknife H.

I arrange a guard, '9, upon each front post of' the device, one of whichholds the slotted ends of the lknives and the bolt-o, while the otherlholds the .piv-

oted cud ,of knife I,

To operate my device .Ip-ass the straw, with one hand, through theopening I), and press down the lever with the otherhand. Thesemovementsrbring the straw immediately between the ascending anddescending-knives, each of which movesin a-diagonal line, and the sti'awis cut with great ease and rapidity.

WhatI claim as my invention, and desil'e to secure by Letters Patent,isw 1 The feed-out-ter herein described, having tbox B, opening D,level' E, and slotted knives H and I, constructed and arranged tooperate snbstantially as specified.

In testiniony that I claini the above I have hereunto subscribd my name.in the pre-senee of two Wit- HGSSGS. i CORNELIUS H. CAIN.

Witnesses: i

J. JLBEINILLE,

